The Republican journal., 1887-06-02
Session of Waldo County District Lodge, G. T.

Inc quarterly session of Waldo County District
Lodge, q. T., met with Lebanon Lodge, No. 60, lit
! Ellingwood's Corner, May IS Two things com
bned to make it rather smaller than most ses-
sions; the fact that it held in an extreme
ner of the county, and that the day was so cold
and rainy and the roads muddy. About sixty
gathered, though, in spite of wind and weather,
| and the warm welcome of our Lebanon brothers
made forget the outside cold and storm and
enter heartily into the enjoyment of an interesting
and profitable session.
At the hour the lodge was called to order by
Bro. q. II. Rich, Dist. Councillor, and the usual
| routine business gone through with. Lodges were
reported and good showing made. As rule the
| lodges reported seemed holding their own, and u,
| noticeable sentiment for enforcement developed
itself May it grow from to more. The
| dinner hour was season of enjoyment, there
being by far more laughing and talking than eat
| ing done, however. These picnic sessions are al
ways highly enjoyable.
| At the hour Bro. q. ii. Rich again sounded the
gavel and the question of taking the new degree
was discussed. AS there is to be another session
before the meeting of the Grand Lodge. it WAS
| deemed best to postpone taking the degree until
the August meeting, which will be held with Valley
| Lodge, of Monroe. A most enjoyable musical
| entertainment was offered by Bro. Litteield and
| family, during which his little daughter aged
eight played 1.-THE Captain With His Whiskers'
most charningly on the violin, and received the
| hearty applause of the audience.
| The committee resolutions then reported the
following resolutions, all of which were adopted:
l. Resolved, That deem it the duty of all
| temperance men to support temperance papers,
| and that we have the Record and Voice as being
particularly worthy of such support; that the hos
| tlity of the Progressive Age to the temperance
cause and its open advocacy of the rum interests,
| makes it the high duty of every Good Tempar to
Withdraw all support and countenancc from it;
that his influence and subscription may not so to
strengthen paper that persistently and bitterly
| aims TO tear down the cause we are striving to
| build up.
| ,. That most earnestly request our Governor
| to appoint John w. MITCHELL of Belfast, and John
n. Partridge, of Searsport, special constables for
the better enforcement of the prohibitory law in
| Waldo county
| J. That we pledge aid and support to those
who are striving to enforce the law in Belfast
| 4 That we extend a most hearty vote of thanks
| to the members of Lebanon Lodge for their kind
! and warm welcome.
The matter of instructing delegates to vote for
| the proposed amendments to the constitution was
presented as resolve and after short hut folci-
bic presentation by Bro. Small of Bethel Lodge
| was put over to the August meeting.
The presence OF NJ. j. Dow, G. G. T. made this
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hope that all things will tend to make the next
session large and pleasant gathering. Let lis all
! cndeavor to attend our county lodges, for great
| good to our order and cause grows out of these
meetings and interchange of opinions 1t strength
| ems our social and fraternal lives and makes lis
stronger for proving that so many good and true
are heart and hand in our great cause.
by the way, one of the members takes issue with
the journal In its article of a few weeks since in
which 1t says our judge and jury at the last term
of court did good work because they were not
elected by rum votes, &c. lie says that he under
| stands that while Mr.. Dunton was elected by the
Democrats and against his vote, still he thinks him
square kind of Il man 20. He under
stands that he not very anxious to get inditt
ments nor extremely fond of suInmoning witnesses
Still he did his duty when once the case was in his
hands. He felt pleased with the straightforward
manner In which Mr.. Dunton conducted the cases.
| lie thought him the best we have ever had saving
| MI. Rogers. Don't you think, Mr.. Editor, that YOU
put 1t on little thick? If an officer elected by the
| Democrats comes within reasonable distance of
| his duty give him and them the credit. All who
| had dealings with Mr.. Dunton ut the last court.
| thlhk the artlcle little unjust. Com.
THE journal does not intend to do injustice to
any one; and We believe that no injustice was done
| to Mr. Dunton In the item referred to- Our infor-
nation Is to the effect that he did nothing in the
| line OF his duty toward enforcing the liquor laws
that he could possibly have avoided Ed journal